Erdogan’s Riyadh Visit: Talks Spark Hope for a Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi Security Pact
Turkish President Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia for a one-day working trip to discuss bilateral ties and regional security with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif; reports suggest a trilateral defence pact could be signed to extend the Saudi-Pakistan framework to include Turkiye, though no official confirmation has been issued. The visit comes amid new Gulf security initiatives and broader tensions in the Red Sea–Hormuz corridor and Yemen.